Ploughshares Fund Awards $565,000 in Grants to Counter Rising Nuclear Threat
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WASHINGTON, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ploughshares Fund , the largest foundation singularly focused on the reduction of nuclear weapons, has awarded $565,000 in emergency grants in response to the war in Ukraine and the renewed nuclear threat from Russia.
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- WASHINGTON, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ploughshares Fund , the largest foundation singularly focused on the reduction of nuclear weapons, has awarded $565,000 in emergency grants in response to the war in Ukraine and the renewed nuclear threat from Russia.
- Approved in a special meeting of the Ploughshares Fund Board of Directors in May, the grants will support regional nuclear experts who have been directly impacted by Russia's actions and will inform the global public on how to take action to lower nuclear risks.
- Fellows will be hosted by institutions in Europe to pursue research in nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, and related topics.
- Ploughshares Fund will make additional grants to help reduce the nuclear threat later this year.